List of extinct languages of South America
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Short description: Extinct languages of South America
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Template:Language Endangerment status This is a partial list of extinct languages of South America, languages which have undergone language death, have no native speakers and no spoken descendant.
There are 176 languages listed.
Argentina
According to Ethnologue 2024,[1] the following languages of Argentina are currently believed or confirmed to be extinct:
- Abipón
- Chané
- Lule
- Selkʼnam
- Puelche
- Vilela
- Yámana
Bolivia
- Canichana
- Cayubaba
- Chane
- Itene
- Saraveca
- Sirinó
Brazil
Ethnologue 2024[2] classifies the following Brazilian languages as extinct:
- Acroá
- Agavotaguerra
- Alapmunte
- Ararandewára
- Arikem
- Aruá
- Aurá
- Kagwahiva
- Kaingáng
- Kamakã
- Kepkiriwát
- Koropó
- Máku
- Oti
- Otuke
- Pawishiana
- Tukumanféd
- Tupinambá
- Tuxináwa
- Urumi
- Wiraféd
- Yalakalore
Chile
- Kakauhua
- Chono
- Selkʼnam
Colombia
- Aarufi
- Andaqui
- Anserma
- Arma-Pozo
- Atanque
- Atunceta
- Barbacoas
- Cabre
- Calamari
- Chibcha
- Chitarero
- Ciaman
- Coanoa
- Cospique
- Duit
- Envuelto
- Guaca
- Guanaca
- Guane
- Guenta
- Hacaritama
- Idabaez
- Irra
- Jamundi
- Jitirijiti
- Lache
- Lili
- Macaguaje
- Masaya
- Mompox
- Morcote
- Muzo
- Nori
- Old Catio
- Opón
- Otegua
- Panche
- Pantágora
- Malibú
- Moconá
- Nutabe
- Pacabuey
- Papale
- Pasto
- Pijao
- Pubenza
- Quimbaya
- Quindío
- Sinú
- Tama
- Tamaní
- Tegua
- Timaná
- Yalcón
- Yamesí
- Yariguí
- Yauna
- Yenmu
- Yurumanguí
- Yupuá
- Zamirua
Ecuador
- Bolona
- Campaces
- Canelo
- Cañar
- Caranqui
- Colima
- Esmeralda
- Huacavilca
- Malaba
- Rabona
- Malacato
- Manta
- Palta
- Panzaleo
- Puná
- Puruhá
- Quijo
- Quillacinga
- Xiroa
- Yumbo
French Guiana
- Yaio
Guyana
- Skepi Creole Dutch
- Berbice Creole Dutch
Peru
- Aguano
- Andoa
- Atsahuaca
- Aushiri
- Bagua
- Catacao
- Chacha
- Chira
- Chirino
- Cholón
- Colán
- Conambo
- Copallén
- Culle
- Hibito
- Maynas
- Mochica
- Nocaman
- Olmos
- Omurano
- Panobo
- Puquina
- Remo
- Pantanagua
- Patagón
- Quingnam
- Sácata
- Sechura
- Sensi
- Tabancale
- Tallán
- Tequiraca
- Yameo
Southern Cone
- Kunza (Argentina & Chile)
- Yahgan (Argentina & Chile)
Uruguay
- Charrúa
- Güenoa
Venezuela
- Anauyá
- Betoi
- Cumanagoto
- Mainatari
- Maipure
- Máku
- Otomaco
- Paraujano
- Tamanaku
- Taparita
- Yavitero
See also
- Extinct languages of the Marañón River basin
- List of unclassified languages of South America
- List of indigenous languages of South America
References
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